The influence of bankruptcy law on equity value of financially distressed firms: A European comparative analysis

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-243

  López Gutiérrez, Carlos ^a   García Olalla, Myriam ^a   Torre Olmo, Begoña ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy law; Corporate insolvency; Financial restructuring processes; Market valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649842562     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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